Streaming the Cube

Five New Ways to Put Music in Your Ears

Say what you will about Carroll’s decision to pass last night, but one thing’s for sure: the Grammys are
happening this Sunday. So pretend that last sentence made perfect sense as you peruse this guide to some of
the greatest new ways to stream music. It’ll all work out in the end.

SET MANAGEMENT

The Set Listener

Few ways to figure out the set list from a concert: 1) take notes, 2) become a roadie, or 3) type your
favorite band’s name into this new Spotify app and let it create a playlist based on their last set. We
did the thing where the last option is the right one.

Wonder.fm

What you have here is an aesthetically pleasing site that lets you discover up-and-coming artists from every
genre of music. Jump in there, click around and see how deep the non–Top 40 rabbit hole goes. No Ryan
Seacrests were harmed in the writing of this thing about a website.

Play My Inbox

This sorts through your inbox, pulls out all the music links you’ve been sent and neatly packages them
into one comprehensive playlist so you no longer have to spend time searching for that one song that one
person sent you that one time. This could get “Gangnam Style”–y.

Retrojam

Maybe you’ve existed so far without a soundtrack curated to every milestone of your life. Maybe you’ve
never had access to a web app that lets you type in your birthday, which then generates throwback playlists
from your birth year to every stage of school, from elementary to college. Never say never.

Bop.fm

Here’s an idea: a place on the Internet where you can access every single song out there for free. Oh,
wait. But... here’s Bop.fm anyway. It sources virtually every song out there via YouTube, SoundCloud,
Spotify and everywhere else and puts them all in one place. On to your next brilliant idea...